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    Managing Today’s Properties:
    Environmental, Architectural and
    Engineering Challenges

Getting Back to Basics: Principles of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)

Edmund Smith14 December, 2020 Edmund Smith
IAQ Indoor Air Quality

Over the course of this year through the on-going pandemic, we have been routinely asked our opinion on existing and new technologies to add to the current HVAC systems in an effort to fight COVID-19 and to make the buildings healthier. These new techniques include UV lighting retrofits, filtration system upgrades, and air ionization systems,…

How To Keep Your Workers Safe From Overexertion

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP29 October, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
construction overexertion

When employers think of workplace safety, most often they think of accidents and injuries caused by active hazards such as slipping, tripping, and falling. Unfortunately, however, the largest contributor to workers’ compensation costs is not so obvious, and is often overlooked: Overexertion. Overexertion leads to worker’s compensation costs of over $15 billion a year and…

How to Manage Environmental Reviews for Affordable Housing

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP8 October, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
environmental reviews

Federal and state funds for affordable housing developments can make these projects profitable and attractive for developers. However, it’s important that those who are new to government-funded affordable housing construction be aware that the environmental review process will be different. Any project fully or partially funded by federal and/or state governments, such as through the…

How to Make Affordable Housing Development Better with GLE

Edmund Smith1 October, 2020 Edmund Smith
affordable housing development

When it comes to providing affordable housing units, there is a lot of direct social benefit to communities, while offering a financial opportunity for investors, syndicators and lenders. But the opportunity comes with significant risks due to the unique requirements for these projects. From the language in the construction contract to the necessity of ensuring…

How to Prepare for a Heavy Hurricane Season, COVID Style

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP22 August, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP

This year is shaping up to be an intense year for hurricanes. The CDC and other agencies are urging individuals as well as business and property owners to be prepared not only for a busier-than-usual season, but for the additional complexities and risks of managing hurricane response in the midst of the COVID pandemic. Here…

Are You Ready for the Viciousness of the 2020 Hurricane Season?

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP12 August, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Hurricane Season

As if 2020 weren’t already one for the history books, this year’s hurricane season is setting records before we’ve even reached the peak. This is the first year on record in which there have been nine named storms before the first of August. Additionally, this is the sixth season in a row in which tropical…

What Are Environmental Site Assessments?

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP28 July, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
environmental site assessment

Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) are a key tool in mitigating risk for commercial property buyers, lenders, and lessors. They are used to identify potential or existing environmental contamination that may cause liabilities for the owner, lessor, and/or lender. They usually assess environmental concerns regarding both the land and the physical improvements to the land. Why…

How The Foreclosure Crisis Will Be Different This Time

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP20 July, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
gas station foreclosure

After the mortgage crisis of 2008, mass property foreclosures followed quickly, leading into what is now remembered as the Great Recession. This year, 2020, the COVID19 pandemic has shut down economies across the United States, threatening to create yet another wave of foreclosures. But will it be different this time?  At GLE Associates, Inc. we…

How to Reduce COVID Risk in the Built Environment

Michael Collins, CIH, CSP, CIEC13 July, 2020 Michael Collins, CIH, CSP, CIEC

As businesses across the United States have gradually reopened over the past few weeks, it has become increasingly clear that we will not be going “back to normal” anytime soon.  Recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, and various industry publications have outlined new precautions for every environment, from offices to restaurants…

Here are The Essential Guidelines for Reopening Schools

Michael Collins, CIH, CSP, CIEC24 June, 2020 Michael Collins, CIH, CSP, CIEC

According to the CDC and White House guidelines, schools and universities may, in some cases, commence reopening this Fall as part of a phased approach to reopening the economy. Across the country, school officials are weighing multiple considerations as they make plans regarding whether to reopen and how. For those who are making the decision…

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